THEME EXPLORATION

boxing and violence

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Raging Bull
Raging Bull
1980 · Martin Scorsese
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Rocky
Rocky
1976 · John G. Avildsen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Raging Bull and Boxer explore violence as psychological trauma and redemption through unflinching character studies.

 David Cronenberg Canada

He examines violence's visceral impact on the human body and psyche, particularly in films exploring aggression and bodily transformation.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

His films The Wrestler and The Fighter use boxing as a metaphor for self-destruction and obsession with intense, immersive cinematography.